"Oh?" Ning Fengzhi raised an eyebrow.
"How was it?"
"It was amazing!" Ning Rongrong's voice brimmed with excitement and longing.
"That training ground was huge and so advanced! There were so many soul tool training devices I'd never seen before, and even practical combat zones that simulated all kinds of terrain!"
She gestured animatedly as she described every detail of the training ground, her eyes sparkling.
Ning Fengzhi listened quietly, an indulgent smile on his face. Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo also opened their eyes and looked at the little princess they had spoiled since childhood.
"...Then Sister Xue said she'll officially join Team One and begin training tomorrow!"
After describing the training ground, Ning Rongrong abruptly changed the subject, her voice suddenly turning resolute.
"Father, I want to join Heaven Dou Team One too!"
The smile on Ning Fengzhi's face stiffened slightly.
He set down the briefing in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and folded his hands on the desk. Looking into Ning Rongrong's expectant eyes, he pondered for a moment.
"Rongrong," Ning Fengzhi said, his voice still gentle but now carrying a trace of gravity.
"Heaven Dou Team One has extremely strict selection standards. You're only level thirty-one now, still quite a ways from the level thirty-five threshold. Besides, Team One already has a spot for an auxiliary-system Soul Master. It belongs to Ye Lingling, the inheritor of the Nine-Hearted Begonia. Her Soul Power has already reached level thirty-five, and she has spent a long time working with the team."
Those words were almost exactly the same as what the three education committee members had said.
Ning Rongrong pouted. "I know! But I just want to be with Sister Xue! Whatever team she's on, that's the team I want to be on!"
She paused, and a